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The Olm (Proteus anguinus)

The Olm or 'Human Fish' (Proteus anguinus) is a groundwater salamander from Slovenia, Italy, Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Croatia. This image was captured in a laboratory in Slovenia that has been studying the species for over 75 years. Photographed in 2018 courtesy of the Tular Cave Laboratory and Gregor Aljan i .

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The Olm (Proteus anguinus)

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The Olm or 'Human Fish' (Proteus anguinus) is a groundwater salamander from Slovenia, Italy, Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Croatia. This image was captured in a laboratory in Slovenia that has been studying the species for over 75 years. Photographed in 2018 courtesy of the Tular Cave Laboratory and Gregor Aljan i .

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Album / Science Source / Dante Fenolio

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2976 x 2172 px | 18.5 MB

Print size:

25.2 x 18.4 cm | 9.9 x 7.2 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ADAPTATION • AMPHIBIA • AMPHIBIAN • AMPHIBIOUS • ANGUINUS • ANIMAL • BIODIVERSITY • BOSNIA • CAVE • CAVERN • CAVES • CROATIA • EYE • EYEBALLS • EYES • FAUNA • FISH • GROTTE • GROTTO • GROUNDWATER • HERZEGOVINA • HUMAN • HUMANE • INDIVIDUAL • ITALIA • ITALY • KARST • LAB • LABORATORIO • LABORATORY • LABORATORY; LAB • OLM • PERSON • PIGMENT • PROTEUS • RIVER • SLOVENIA • STYGOBITIC • SUBTERRANEAN • TROGLOBITIC • TULAR • WATERWAY • WILDLIFE • WITHOUT